Let me start by welcoming you to my first of hopefully many Blogs covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the NFL. Since the league is at a stand still, I think this is a good time to go ahead and take a look at the upcoming season. That is, if there is one.
QB- Josh Freeman showed the most improvement from his Rookie season to his Sophomore season than any other QB in recent memory. His rookie...

Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Brandon Marshall is in the hospital in intensive care after being stabbed by his wife, Michi, during a domestic dispute. Michi has been arrested and has admitted to stabbing Marshall, though claims it was in self-defense. Marshall, meanwhile, claims he slipped on a broken vase, which seems highly improbable.
Marshall has a long history of domestic disputes/...

In another use of social media to announce news, Iowa's junior wide receiver Marvin McNutt wrote on his Facebook page today that he'll “be back.” Hawkeye Sports also sent out a release about McNutt's decision to return for his senior year.
McNutt filed paperwork in December for the NFL Draft and had until Saturday, Jan. 15, to make his decision. This season, McNutt was Iowa's ...

In a game that mattered most for pride on Sunday, it wasn't enough this time as the Chicago Bears (11-5) lost 10-3 to the Green Bay Packers (10-6). With the win, the Packers will now advance to the playoffs.
It was a defensive game and in the first half, the Bears got their sole score of the game: a three-point field goal by Bears kicker Robbie Gould. Green Bay came back in the third quarter...

In a game played under icy and snowy conditions on a neutral and questionable field, the Chicago Bears (10-4) persevered and handily beat the Minnesota Vikings (5-9). With the win, the Bears clinched the NFC North Division and will go to the playoffs for the first time since 2006.
It was an evening with historical significance.
The Vikings' senior gunslinger quarterback Brett Favre surprise...

Numerous Michigan State players were recognized for their play during the 2010 season with All Big Ten Honors. The coaches selected placekicker Dan Conroy and linebacker Greg Jones to the first team. Also selected to the second team were tackle D.J. Young, punter Aaron Bates and defensive back’s Trenton Robinson, Johnny Adams and Chris L. Rucker. Those who received honorable mention from the ...

It's good to be a Bears fan.
In a pregame full of questions on how the Chicago Bears defense would contain Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback Michael Vick and take the win, the answer came easily on Sunday: good old-fashioned Bears defense and a Bears' quarterback who brought his A game to Soldier Field.
While the Eagles jumped on the board first with a field goal in the first quarter, the...

Wide Receiver Brad Smith may not be among the most well known members of the New York Jets, but he certainly put a smile on the faces of Gang Green supporters on Thanksgiving Eve.
The versatile Smith ran a kickoff back 89 yards for a touchdown (sans a shoe, no less) and scored again on a 53 yard rush from scrimmage to pace the Jets to a 26-10 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Jets improved t...

On a day of dreary weather and crazed shoppers all over the nation, the top-ranked Oregon Ducks looked like they too were coming off of a tryptophan low from the Thanksgiving dinner a day earlier. The Ducks got off to their usual slow start on senior day against the visiting #21 Arizona Wildcats, who brought their stout defense and well-rounded offensive game to Autzen Stadium and showed early ...

After a 4th quarter surge that resulted in a loss last week against the New England Patriots, the Indianapolis Colts return home to face the San Diego Chargers. Peyton Manning and his troop look to redeem themselves and stay undefeated at home.
The Chargers are coming off a huge Monday Night Football win against the Denver Broncos giving them a three game winning streak. The Chargers have welco...

Isn't it funny how much can change in one week? Last week the Steelers were 6-2 and people around town were ready to buy their airplane ticket to Dallas for the Super Bowl. Last week the Penguins found themselves in a rough spot with their Goalie situation and the fans wanted Marc-Andre Fleury and Coach Dan Bylsma out of town. A week later, the Steelers lose a game to the Patriots, who ar...